Bis-pyridyl amines

ABSTRACT

THIS INVENTION RELATES TO NEW BIS-PYRIDYL ANIE DERIVATIVES. THESE COMPOUNDS EXHIBIT FUBGICIDAL, INSECTICIDAL, HERBICIDAL AND ALGICIDAL PROPERTIES.

7 3,830,822. Patented Aug. a o, 1974 Claims priority, application Great Britain Aug. 4, 1970,

,585/ 70 Int. Cl. C0711 3 1/42 US. Cl. 260-296 R 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to new bis-pyridyl amine derivatives. These compounds exhibit fungicidal, insecticidal, herbicidal and algicidal properties.

1 This invention relates to new compounds, to processes for obtaining them, to compositions comprising them, and to methods of combating pests using them.

Accordingly the invention provides compounds having the general formula:

tuted, or substituted, hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbylthio, amino, acyloxy, hydrocarbylcarbonyl or hydrocarbylsulphonyl groups, or a carboxylic or sulphurcontaining acid group or asaIt," amide or ester derived therefrom; provided that not more than three of W, W, X, X Y, Y, Z, Z are atoms of hydrogen; and N-oxides of such compounds.

In a preferred aspect the invention provides compounds having the general formula:

wherein R represents an atom of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon group or an acyl group; W, W X, X Y, Y Z and Z represent atoms of hydrogen or halogen, or cyano, azido, hydroxy, nitro, nitroso, thiocyano, or perhalocarbyl groups or unsubstituted, or substituted, hydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbylthio, amino, acyloxy,hydrocarbylcarbonyl or hydrocarbylsulphonyl groups, or a carboxylic or sulphurcontaining acid group or a salt, amideor ester derived therefrom; provided that not more than three of W, W X, X Y, Y, Z and Z are atoms of hydrogen.

In a more preferred aspect the invention provides compounds having the formula:

wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or anal-kyl group; W, W, X, X Y, Y Z and Z representatoms of hydrogen or halogen, or cyano, azido, nitro,'p'erhaloalkyl,

"United States Patent ofliccalkoxy, aralkoxy, aryloxy, alkoxyalkoxy,alkylthio, ary1- thio, alkylamino, alkanesulphonyl, carboxylic acid, carboxlic ester, or carboxamide groups; provided that not morethan three of W, W X, X Y, Y Z and Z are atoms of hydrogen; and Noxides of such compounds. In a yet more preferred aspectthe invention provides compounds having the formula;

W Z W1 Z1 wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; W, W, X, X, Y, Y Z and Z represent atoms of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine, or cyano, nitro, azido, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy containing up to 8 carbon atoms, benzyloxy, phenoxy, ethoxyethoxy, methylthio, phenylthio, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, methanesulphonyl, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid methyl ester or carboxamide groups; provided that not more than three of W, W X, X Y, Y .Z and Z are atoms of hydrogen; and N-oxides of such compounds.

In an even yet more preferred aspect the invention provides compounds having the formula:

X W W X1 CAQ Y z z Y wherein R represents an atom of hydrogen, an alkyl group or an acyl group; and W, W, X, X Y, Y Z and Z represent alk'oxy, cyano, nitro, or haloalkyl groups, or atoms of hydrogen, chlorine or fluorine, provided that at least one of W, W X, X Y, Y Z and Z represents an alkoxy, cyano, nitro, or haloalkyl group, and that at least four of the remaining substituents are atoms of chlorine or fluorine.

Particularly useful compounds are those comprising halogen atoms and electron donating groups as substituents. In a further aspect therefore the invention provides compounds having the general formula:

wherein R represents an atom of hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon group or an acyl group; W, W X, X, Y, Y Z and Z represent atoms of hydrogen or halogen, or electron donating groups provided that at least one of W, W, X, X Y, Y Z and Z is an electron donating group and at least four of the remaining substituents are atoms of halogen.

The term electron donating. groupfas used in this specification includes, for. example, hydrocarbyl groups, hydrocarbyloxy groups, hydrocarbylthio groups, and unsubstituted and substituted amino groups.

- Inan especially preferred aspect the invention provides compounds having theformul'a:

wherein one of W, W X, X Y, Y Z and Z represents a methoxy group and the remainder represent atoms of fluorine or chlorine.

Compounds accordi'ng'tothe invention are those whose structural formulae are believed to be those given in of a number of tautomeric poss Structural formula e N/ N-- N F 01 01 F KH F c1 01 F e N/ N- \N i F c1 01 cm (-l) F OaN F 01 ON F N/ N \N H I/ F c1 or F F 01 ON F N/ -N- \I H F 01 F F F 01 or N N \N F or NO: N/ NN0a ClF ' ties. Thus compounds Y z z may also be represented"1by other tautomerically related formulae, includingfior example, the following:

or a tautomeric form thereofiand the present invention includes within its scope all such isomeric and tautomeric forms. 1

A particularly useful compound pesticidally is 3,3',5,5'- tetrachloro-Z,2,6-trifluoro-6'-methoxy 4,4' bispyridylamine, which is compound ilo. 1 of T5615 1 hereinabove.

An interesting and unexpected feature of the salts of the invention compounds,,as-exemplified..by compounds 55, 56, 62 and 63 of Table 1, is their solubility characteristics. Thus they appearte be more soluble in solvents of lower polarity. Compounds and 62 were insoluble 5 in water, but soluble in ethanol or acetone, and compounds 56 and 61 were insoluble in water methanol and soluble only in acetone." 7 I v The compounds of the present inventionaare conveniently prepared by the treatment of a compound having the formula:

a 1 Boiling point 170" c. o.a5 mm. 11g.

9 Decomposition. I

It should be noted that foreach of thecompounds of Table 1, except compound 13, the formula given is one an atom of halogen. A suitable base for use in the above "reactionis sodium hydride, and the process may be carried out in a diluent or solvent, for example dirnethylform'amide. Many of the reactants used in the above process are themselves novel compounds, and have not been previously described in the literature.

" In a further aspect therefor the invention provides compounds having the formula:

I NH:

I Hal EH81 Hall R1 Where each I-Ial separately represents fluorine or chlorine and R is an unsubstituted, or substituted, hydrocar- 'byloxy, hydrocarbylthio or amino group. These compounds may be obtained by treating the corresponding tetrahalopyridylamine with a compound R H, optionally in the presence of a base.

In particular, the invention provides the compound having the formula:

F cm

-whi ch has utility asfa reactant in the preparation of certain of the invention compounds as hereinbefore defined.

This reactant may be prepared by treating the compound having the formula:

' IIIH:

with a methanolic solution of sodium methoxide. The compounds of the invention may be used as pesticides cither on their own or, preferably, incorporated in -a composition comprising a diluent in addition to the inventon compound.

The invention, therefore, further provides pesticidal compositions, comprising as an active ingredient a compound having the formula:

ing them are very toxic towards insect and other inverti'brate pests, including for example the following:

Tetranychus telarius (red spider mites) Plutella nmculipermis (diamond back moth) Aph is fabae (black aphids) Pieris brassicae (cabbage white caterpiller) Blattella germanica (cockroaches) Megoura viciae (green aphids) Phaedon cachleariae (mustard beetle) Musca domestica (houseflies) Aedes aegypti (mosquitos) 10 Agriolimax 'reticulatus (greyfield slug) Meloidogyne incognita (nematodes) Calandra granaria (grain weevils) Boophilus spp. (cattle ticks) The compounds of the invention, and compositions comprising them, possess activity against a wide variety of plant foliar and post-harvest fungal and bacterial diseases including, for example, the following specific diseases:

Sphaerotheca fuliginea (powdery mildew) on cucumber Puccinia recondita (rust) on tomatoes Botrytz's cinerea (chocolate spot) on broad beans Phytophthora infestans (late blight) on broad beans Podosphaera leucotricha (powdery mildew) on apple Uncinula necator (powdery mildew) on vine Piricularia oryzae (blast) on rice Plasmopara viticola (downy mildew) on vine Venturia inaequalz's (scab) on apple Botrytis tulipae (fire) on bulbs Nigrospora sphaerica (squirter) on bananas Phomopsis citri (scab) on citrus Alternaria citri (end rot) on citrus Phytoph thora citroph thora (brown rot) on citrus Penicillium digitatum (green mould) on citrus Gloeosporium musarum (black end) on bananas Fusarium caeruleum (dry rot) on potatoes Botrodipeodia theobromae (stalk rod) on bananas Ceratocystis paradoxa (gangrene) on potatoes Phoma exigua (rot) on pineapple Phytophthora parasitica (grey mould) on citrus X anthomonas oryzae (bacterial leaf blight) on rice Xanrhomonas malvacearum ('blackarm) on cotton Erwinia amwlovora (fire blight) on pears and applies Erwinia carotovora (bacterial soft rot) of vegetables Pseudomonas phaseolicola (halo blight) on beans Pseudomonas syringae (dieback) of stone fruit Pseudomonas mors-prunorum (bacterial canker) of stone fruit Corynebacterium michinganense (bacterial canker) Streptomyces scabies (scab) on potatoes Agrobacterium tumefaciens (crown gall) The invention compounds also display herbicidal activity and are preferably used at higher rates of application for this purpose. The compounds are also algicidal.

In use, the invention compounds, or compositions containing them, may be used to combat pests in a variety of ways. Thus the pests themselves, or the locus of the pests, or the pest habitat may be treated to control the pests.

In a further feature therefore the invention provides a method of combating pests wherein the pests, the locus of the pests, or the habitat of the pests is treated with a compound or a composition according to the invention.

The invention also provides a method of treating plants with a compound or composition according to the invention to render them less susceptible to damage by pests, which may already be occurring (i.e. treatment to eradicate an infestation or infection) or which are expected to occur (i.e. treatment to protect the plant from an infestation or infection).

In a yet further feature, therefore, the invention provides a method of treating plants to render them less susceptible to damage by pests, which comprises treating the plants, or the seeds, corms, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes or other propagative parts of the plants, with a compound or composition according to the invention. I

If desired the medium in which the plants are growing may be similarly treated with a compound or composition according to the invent-ion.

In another feature, therefore the invention provides a method of treating a medium in which plants are growing or to be grown which comprises applying to the medium a compound or composition according to the invention.

capsulat-ion techniques.

Compositions comprising the'invention compounds may be in the form of dusting powders'or granules wherein 'the active ingredient is mixed with a solid diluent or carrierpSuitable solid 'diluents or carriers may be, for example kaolinite (china clay), montmorillonite, attapulgite, talc, pumic, silica, calcium carbonate, gypsum, powdered magnesia, fullers earth, Hewitts earth and diatomaceous earth. Compositions for dressing seed, for example, may comprise an agent assisting the adhesion of the composition to the seed, for example, a mineral oil.

The composition may also be in the form of dispers-ible powders or grains comprising, in addition to the active ingredient, a wetting agent to facilitate the dispersion of the powder or grains in liquids. Such powders or grains may include fillers, suspending agents and the like.

The compositions may also be in the form of liquid preparations to be used as dips or sprays which are generally aqueous dispersions or emulsions containing the active ingredient in the presence of one or more wetting agents, dispersing agents, emulsifying agents or suspending agents.

Wetting agents, dispersing agents and emulsifying agents may be of the cationic, anionic, or non-ionic type. Suitable agents of the cationic type include, for example, quaternary ammonium compounds, for example cetyltrimethylammonium bromide. Suitable agents of the anionic type include, for example, soaps, salts of aliphatic monoesters of sulphuric acid, for example sodium lauryl sulphate, salts of sulphonated aromatic compounds, for example sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate, sodium calcium, or ammonium lignosulphonate, butylnaphthalene sulphonate, and a mixture of the sodium salts of diisopropyland triisopropyl-naphthalene sulphonic acids.

Suitable agents of the non-ionic type include, for example, the condensation products of ethylene oxide with fatty alcohols such as oleyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol, or with alkyl phenols such as octylphenol, nonylp=henol and octylcresol. Other non-ionic agents are the partial esters derived from long chain fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, the condensation products of the said partial esters with ethylene oxide, the lecithins, and block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.

Suitable suspending agents are, for example, bentonite, pyrogenic silica, and hydrophilic colloids, for example polyvinylpyrrolidone and sodium carboxymethyl-cel'lulose, and the vegetable gums, for example gum acacia and gum tragacanth.

The aqueous solutions dispersions or emulsions may be prepared by dissolving the active ingredient or ingredients in an organic solvent which may contain one or more wetting, dispersing or emulsifying agents and then adding the mixture so obtained to water which may likewise contain one or more wetting, dispersing or emulsifying agents. Suitable organic solvents are ethylene dichloride, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, diacetone alcohol, toluene, kerosene, methyl-naphthalene, xylenes .Iand ,trichloroethylene.

. The compounds of the invention may also be formu- .--lated into compositions comprising capsules or'micro- Th'e'compositions to be used as sprays may also be in the form of aerosols wherein the formulation is held in a container under pressure in the presence of a propellant such as fluorotrichloromethane or dichlorodifluoromethane.

I, improving th e distribution, adhesive powerand resist'ance torain on treated surfaces, the ditferent compositions can be betteradzipted for the ,yarious uses-for whichthey are intended.

The compounds ofthis, invention may also-be. on- .veniently formulated .by, admixing them with. fertilizers. A preferred compositionof this-type.,comprises granules of fertilizer material incorporating, ,for. example coated with, a compound of the invention Ihe fertilizer, material may, for example, comprise nitrogen or phosphatecontaining substances.

In yet a further aspect'of the invention, therefore, we provide a pesticidal composition comprising as an active ingredient a compound of the invention in admixture with a fertilizer material.

The compositions which are to be .usedjn the form of aqueous dispersions or emulsions. are generally supplied in the form of a concentrate containing a high proportion of the active ingredient or ingredients, the s'aidcOncentrate to be diluted with water before use.

These concentrates are often required to withstand storage for prolonged periods and after suchstorage, to be capable of dilution with water in ordet to form aqueous preparations which remain homogeneous for a sufiicient time to enable them to be applied by conventional spray equipment. The concentrates may conveniently contain from 1085% by weight of the active ingredient or ingredients and generally from 25-60 by weight of the active ingredient or ingredients. When diluted to form aqueous preparations, such preparations may contain varying amouts of the active ingredient or ingredients depending upon the purpose for Which-they are to be used, but an aqueous preparation containing between 0.0001 and 1.0% by weight of the active ingredient or ingredients may be used.

-It is to be understood that the pesticid-al compositions of this invention may comprise, in addition to a compound of the invention, one or more other compounds having biological activity.

The invention is illustrated, but not limited, by the following examples.

EXAMPLE 1 T his example illustrates the preparation of 4 -aniino-3, 5-dichloro-2-flu-oro-6-methoxypyridine, having the formula:

NHz

Cl Cl F -0 on -ing range 60 to C.) to yield .4-amino-3,5-dichloro-2- -fluoro-G-methoxypyridine, having a melting point'of 107.9

to may 0.

EXAMPLE 2 By a procedure similar to that illustrated in Example 1, but using the appropriate reactants the following-compounds were prepared:

' mula 4-amino-3,5-dichloro 2-fluoro-6-isopropoxypyridine 4 am ino-3,5-dichloro-2-fluoro 6-benzyloxypyridine (m.p. 113-114" C.) 4-amino-3,S-dichloro'-2-fluoro-6-phenoxypyridine (-m.p. 127-128 C.)

'' 4-methylamino-3,5-dichloro-2-fluoro-6-methoxypyridine (m.p. 72.5 73") p EXAMPLE 3 This example illustrates the preparation of 4-amino-3,5- dichloro-6-fluoro z-methylthiopyridine, having the forr 4- amino-3,S-dichloro-2,6-difluoropyridine (19.9 g.) was dissolved in l,4-dioxane (300 cc.) and sodium hydroxide .(2N, 50 cc.) was added to the solution. Gaseous methyl mercaptan was gently bubbled through the mixture and during the addition the temperature was slowly increased until refluxing occurred. The gas flow was continued until no starting material could be detected by thin layer chromatography on alumina using chloroform eluant. The mixture was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue treated with water (100 cc.) to yield a white precipitate which was collected by filtration and recrystallised from petroleum ether (boiling range 6080 C.). The 4- amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-methylthiopy1idine thus obtained has a melting point of 99 to 100 C.

' EXAMPLE 4 1; By an analogous procedure to that illustrated in Exampie 3, but using the appropriate amines or thiols in place of methyl mercaptan the following compounds were prepared:

This example illustrates the preparation of 4-amino-3,5- dichloro-2,6-diazidopyridine having the formula: '7 7 NH:

. -14 A mixture of 4 amino-3,5 dichloro-2,fi-difluoropyridine (4.98 'g.) sodium azide (3.3 g.) andvdry dimethylformamide cc.) was heated on a steam bath for 4 hours, after which the solution was poured into water. The precipit'ate which "formed was collected by filtrationand 'recrystallised from carbon tetrachloride toyield 4-a'mino- 3,5-dichlo'ro- 2,fi-diazidopyridine which was identified by elemental analysis and byits" infra red spectrum which showed a large absorption at 2190 cmi characteristic of the azide radical,

EXAMPLE 6 This example illustrates the prepartion of 4-amino-2,3,5- trichloropyridine having the formula:

2,3,4-tetrachloropyridine (15 g.) concentrated ammonium hydroxide (S.G.-=0.880; 5.16 cc.) and ethanol (30 cc.) was heated for 4.5 hours at C. in a sealed tantalum tube. The pale yellow liquid obtained was evaporated under reduced pressure at room temperature, and the residue extracted with ether. The extracts were washed with water, and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate. Evaporation under reduced pressure yielded a white crystalline solid which was Washed with cold petroleum ether (boiling range 30 to 40 C.) and recrystallised from petroleum ether (boiling range 60-80 C.) to yield 4-amino- 2,3,5-trichloropyridine, having a melting point of 148.7- 149.3 C.

The halopyridines and other halogenated aminopyridines and cyanopyridines used as intermediates in the preparation of the invention compounds were prepared by the methods described in the literature, e.g. West German Oifenlegungsschrift, 1,816,685, Banks et al., J. Chem. Soc. (C), 1967, 2089-91, or British Patent Specification, Ser. No. 1,161,492. 3-cyano-2,4,5,6-tetrafluoropyridine (b.p. 164165) is a new compound, prepared by refluxing 3- cyanotetrachloropyridine with anhydrous potassium fluoride in sulpholane.

EXAMPLE 7 This example illustrates the preparation of 4-amino-3,5- dichloro-6-fiuoro-2-methanesulphonylpyridine having the formula:

F soiom EXAMPLE 8 g This example illustrates the preparation of 4-amino-3, 5,6 triehloro 2-trifluoromethylpyridine having the formula: v v

Cl IdCl sulethanol to yield 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro-6-trifluororneth ylpyridine, melting point at 107 -109 C.

EXAMPLE 9 i This example illustrates the preparationv of 3,3',5,5 tetrachloro 2,2,6 trifluoro 6' methoxy 4,4 bispyridylamine (compound No. 1, Table 1) having the structure:

F Cl

N NH N H Cl 1 F 4 amino 3,5 dichloro 2 fiuoro 6 methoxypyridine (3.17 g.) was dissolved in dry dimethylformamide (20 cc.) and the solution added to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (0.72 g.) in dry dimethylformamide (15 cc.), under a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of 10 C. When the addition was complete and evolution of hydrogen had ceased, a solution of 3,5 dichloro 2,4,6 tri- .fluoropyridine (3.03 g.) in dry dimethylformamide (15 cc.) was added dropwise to the mixture. Some elfervescence was observed during the addition, and when addition was complete the mixture was stirred for a further two hours, the temperature of the mixture being allowed to rise during this period to 18 C. The mixture was then EXAMPLE 10 This example illustrates the preparation of his (3,5- dichloro 2,6 difluoro 4 pyridyl) amine, having the Under an atmosphere of dry nitrogen, a suspension of 50% sodium hydride dispersion in mineral oil (4.6 g. 0.1M) (washed with dry petroleum ether) in dry dimethyl formamide ml.) was treated dropwise with a solution of 4 amino 3,5 dichloro 2,6 difluoro pyridine (10.0 g.; 0.05M) in dry dimethyl formamide (50 ml.) the temperature being kept below'30. After 10 minutes stirring effervescence had ceased; a'solution of 3,5 dichloro- -2,4,6-trifiuoropyridine' (10.0 g.); in dry dimethyl formamide (25 ml.),was then added dropwise over a period of 40 minutes, keeping the temperature below After a further 10 minutes, elfervescence ceased and a clear solution was obtained. This was treated dropwise with water (100 ml.) 'the temperature being kept below 30 and the reaction .mixture was poured into water (200 ml).

The solution was then acidified to pH 2 with concentrated hydrochloric acidand the resulting oil extracted with chloroform. After drying, removal of solvent, and recrystallising the solid residue from cyclohexane, recrystallisation from 50% aqueous ethanol gave the product as white crystals of m.p. 123-1243 16 E A By a procedure similar to those given in Examples'9 and 10 but using thesrappropriate reactants the compounds numbered 2 to 49, 51, 52, 54, 57'to 61 .in Table 1; were prepared. EXAMPLE 12 This example illustrates thepreparation of 2-carbamoyl- 3,3',5,5',6 pentachloro 7 2,6 difluoro'j- 4,4 dipyridylamine (compound No. '53, Table 1),'having the formula:

11; or o1 c1" 1 ONE: concentrated aqueous ammonia solution (8.6. 0.880; 40 cc.) was added to a solution of Z-rnethoxy carbonyl- 3,3',5,5',6 pentachloro -'2',6"- difluoro 4,4 dipyridylamine (compound No. 48, Table 1; 3.0 g.) in acetone (20 cc.) and the resulting mixture stirred at 60-70" C. for 30 minutes. A further portion of ammonia solution (10 cc.) was added and the solution kept at room temperature for 16 hours and then evaporated under reduced pressure. The residual solid obtained was recrystallised from ethanol to yield 2 carbamoyl 3,335,526 pentachloro 2',6' difluoro-4,4'-dipyridylamine, m.p.- 204-205 C.

EXAMPLE 13' This example illustrates the preparation of 2-carboxy- 3,3',5,5',6 pentachloro 2',6' difluoro 4,4 diphenylamine (compound No. 50 of Table 1) having the formula:

3,3,5,5' tetrachloro 2,2',6,6 tetrafluoro 4,4 dipyridylamine was converted to its potassium salt (compound No. 55, Table 1) by adding the stoichiometric amount of a 10% (w./v.) aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide to a methanolic solution of the dipyridylamine, and evaporating the mixture to dryness. The resulting'solid residue was recrystallised from a mixture of ethanol and petroleum ether to give the pure potassium salt. Compounds 56, 62 and 63 were also prepared and purified by a similar process.

EXAMPLE 15 g The activity of a number of the compounds-was tested against a variety of insect and other invertibrate pe'sts.'The compounds were used in the form of aliquid preparation containing 0.1% by weight of the compound except in the tests with Aedes aegypti and Meloidbgyne incbgnita where the preparations contained 0.01% by weight of the compound. The preparations were made by dissolving-each of the compounds in a mixture of solvents consisting of;,4 parts by volume of acetone and 1 part by volume of diacetone alcohol. The solutions were then diluted with water containing 0.01% by weight of a wetting agent sold under the trade name Lissapol NX until the liquid preparations contained the required concentration of the compound. Lissapol is a registered trademark.

The test procedure adopted with regard to each pest was basically the same and comprised supporting a number of the pests on a medium which was usually a host plant or a foodstuff on which the pests feed, and treating either or both the pests and the medium with the preparations.

Compounds Nos. 34 and 35.. were also testedat lower concentrations and at 5 and 250 p.p. m. respectively gave a complete kill of both organophosphorus compound sus-' ceptible and resistant red spiders (Tetrqr y ch gs relarius).

The mortality of the pests was then assessed at periods 5 EXAMPLE 16 v usuall var in from one to three da s after the treatment y y g y Compounds of the mventlon were tested for mollusci- The results of the tests are given below in Table 2. In g fig actmty and detalls of the tests conducted are as this table the first column indicates the name of the pest 10 rs' h d am 1 f th 0 d und t t species. Each of the subsequent columns indicates the 1 host plant or medium on which it was supported, the 39 3 am 2. 1 a um number of days which were allowed to elapse after the w d i g u e g treatment before assessing the mortality of the pests, and 3 i g g enet c ir E the results obtained for each of the compounds, numbered 15 E ht i com g u a ch or th t zfi g as in Table 1 above. The assessment is expressed in g P s w 08 n e integers which range from pellet contained 4% by weight of the active mgredient. Two replicates each consisting of a plastic petri dish 0 represents less than 9 K111 containing a pellet, 2 slugs, and a moistened filter paper 1 represents 30-49% k1 11 to maintain a high relative humidity were used in each 2IePIeSeI1tS5090% k111 20 test. The dishes were left in the cold room C.). 3 represents Over 90% klll After 6 days the kill was assessed.

A dash in Table 2 indicates that no test was car- The slugs used were Agriolimax reticulatus (Mull), ried out. and they had been starved for 24 hours before the com- TABLE 2 No. N 0. of compound (Table I) Support of Pest species medium days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Tetranychus telarius (red spider mites, French 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 0 3 1 3 3 3 2 0 3 3 3 3 adults bean. Tetranychus telurius (red spider mites, -do 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 eggs Aphis fabae (green aphids) Bigmd 2 2 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 o o 0 0 3 2 can.

Megoura viceae (black aphids) do 2 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Aedes aegypti (mosquito larvae)- Water-.- 1 3 1 0 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 Aedes aegypti (mosquito adults) PlywoocL. 1 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mtsca) domestica (housetlies-contact Milk/ 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 2 2 3 0 3 0 O 1 1 0 0 1 3 est sugar. a Mime domestica (housefliesresidual Plywood- 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Pieris brassicae (cabbage white caterpil- Cabbage 2 2 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 ar Plutella maculipemtis (diamond back Mustard] 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 moth, larvae). paper. Phaedon cochleariae (mustard bettles) do 2 (l 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 O 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Meloidogyneincognita (nematodes) Water 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 No. of compound (Table I) Support No.0t Pestspeeies medium days 24 25 26 27 28 29 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Tetranychustelarius (red spider mites, adults) French bean 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 0 3 3 3 3 Tetranychus telurious (red spidermites,eggs) ..d0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Aphisfabae (green aphids) Broad bean 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 Megoura viceae (black aphids) ..d0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Aedes aegypti (mosquito larvae)- Water... 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Aedes aegypti (mosquito adults) Plywood" l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 3 2 3 M'LLSCG domestica (housefliescontacttest*) Mllk/sugar 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 Musca domestica (housefliesresidual test*) Plywoo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 Pieris bmssicae (cabbage white caterpillars) Cabbage 2 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 3 2 Plutella maculipennis (diamond back moth, larvae) Mustard/pawn.-. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 3 3 0 Phaedon cochleariae (mustard beetles). 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 Meloidogyne incognita (nematodes) Water 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 N f No. of compound (Table I) Pest species Support medium days 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 -51 52 54 55 57 58 59 61 Tetranychustelarius (red spider mites, adults) French bean 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 3 3 r 3 3 3 Tetmm chus telarius (red spidermites, eggs)... .do 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 .0 .;3 Aphis fabae (green aphids Broad bean 2 3 0 0 0 3 I 0 3 3 3 0 .3v 3 .3 .3.. 3 Megoura viceae (black aphids) ..-.do 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3. 3. .3 .2 0 Aedes cegypti (mosquito larvae) Water 1 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 3. 0 .3 .0 3 .0. -3 Aedes aegypti (mosquito adults) Plywood 1 0 0 0 0 3 -0 3 0 0.--0 3. 0 0 2 1 Musca do'mestica(housefliescontacttest*) Milk/sugar 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 .3 .0 3 v.0. 3 Musca domestica (housefliesresidual test*) Plywood '2 0 0 0 0 0 2 -0 0 O .3 0 0 0 "0 Pieris brassicae (cabbagewhite caterpillars) Cabbage v 2 0 0 0 0 0 -3 3 0 0 0 v3 0 2 0 -31 Plutella maculipennie (diamond back moth, larvae)" 'Mustardlpaper 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 Phaedon cochleariae (mustard beetles)- d 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0- 0 -(l 0 '0 Meloidogyneincognita (nematodes). Water 1 0 3 0 3 *In the contact test the flies are sprayed directly; in the residual test the flies are placed ona medium that had preyiouslybeen treated. Compound N o. 16 (Table I) also killed Calandra granaria (grain weevils) in a similar test. Compound No. 60 demonstrated an antiieedlng efiect on Pzem brassicae larvae. Compound No. 50 showed herbicidal properties in this test.

out in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 Percent Percent Compound kill Compound killof No. slugs slugs No.

EXAMPLE 17 The compounds of this invention were tested against a variety of foliar fungal diseases of plants. The technique employed is to spray the foliage of the undiseased plants with a solution of the test compound and also to drench the soil in which the plants are growing with another solution of the same test compound. All solutions for spraying and drenching contained 0.01% of the test compound. The plants were then infected with the disease it was desired to control and after a period of days, depending upon the particular disease, the extent of the disease was visually assessed. The results are given in Table 4a below, wherein the extent of the disease is given in the form of a grading as follows:

Grading: Percentage amount of disease 0 61 to 100 1 26 to 60 2 6 to 25 In Table 4 the disease is given in the first column, and in the second column is given the time which elapsed between infecting the plants and assessing the amount of disease.

TABLE 4 Disease code Time interval letter Disease and plant (days) (Table 4a) Puccinia recondita (wheat) A Phytophthora infestans (tomato) 3 B Podosphaera leucotricha (apple) 10 C Uncinula newtor (vine).- 10 D Plasmopara viticola (vine) 7 E Piricularia oryzae (rice) 7 F TABLE 4a Disease code letter (Table 3) No. of compound (Table 1) A B C D E F 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 O 0 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 p 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 2 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 0 2 0 a a s 0 2 1 2 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 2 3 3 3 0' 0 (2). 3 v 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 2- 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 3 '3 3 2 0 e'- 3 3 0 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 3 0 3 3 EXAMPLE 18 I The culture Fusarium culmorum was maintained on 2% malt agar test tube slopes at 20 C. Thirteen to sev-v enteen days prior to testing the chemical, the culture was transferred to soil cornmeals, which consisted of 400 grams of 5% maize meal in John Innes seed compost contained in a /2 pint bottle. The cornmeals were plugged with cotton wool and sterilized in an autoclave for 2 hours, before innoculation. Two days prior to testing the chemical, the seeds and the soil were prepared. The soil was prepared by mixing the cornmeals with John Innes seed compost at the rate of 2 cornmeals to 3 buckets of compost (2 gallon capacity buckets). The seeds were pre pared by rolling 10 grams of wheat seeds in a 25% china clay formulation of the chemical (where the chemical was a powder) or a 12.5% china clay formulation (where the chemical was a liquid) at the rate of 1000 ppm. weight/ weight, e.g. 40 milligrams of 25% formulation on 10 grams of seeds. To test the chemical approximately .100 grams of the mixed soil was placed in a fibre pot, twenty seeds were placed on the surface and a further approximate grams were placed on top of the seeds. This was repeated 3 times making four replicates in all. The pots were maintained in the greenhouse between 16 C. and 20 C. After 10 days the number of germinated seeds was recorded and after 17 days the roots were uncovered and the number healthy recorded. These recordings were compared with untreated seeds and seeds treated with mercury (Agrosan) and calculations were made to obtain a grading for disease control. The gradings used were the same as those of the previous example, and the results are given in Table 5 below.

The culture Rhizoctonia solam' was maintained on soil cornmeals, which consisted of 400 grams of 5% maize meal in John Innes seed compost contained in a /2 pint bottle. The cornmeals were plugged with cottonwooland sterilized in an autoclave for 2 hours before inoculation. Nine days prior to testing the chemical, the soil was prepared by mixing the cornmeals with John Innes seed compost at the rate of 1 cornmeal to 1 /2 buckets of compost (2 gallon capacity buckets). Four days before testing the chemical, it was mixed with 400 grams of soil in a quart bottle at the rate of 100 ppm. weight/weight. Approximately 100 grams of John Innes seed compost was placed in a fibre pot, eight cotton seeds were placed on the surface, and 100 grams of the mixed soil was placed on top of the seeds. This was repeated three times, making four replicates in all. After 13 days the seedlings were assessed for disease. These assessments were compared with untreated seeds and calculations were made to obtain a grading for disease control. The gradings used were the same. as those of the previous two examples. Compound No. 7 of Table 1 gave a grading of 3 and compound No. 29 a grading of 2.

EXAMPLE 20 The activity of the compound of the invention against a wide variety of plant bacterial diseases and fungal postharvest saprophytic diseases was investigated by in vitro tests as follows. 5 mg. of the compound under test was dissolved or suspended in 10 cc. of acetone and 2 cc. of this solution or suspension was added to 18 cc. of nutrient agar (for the bacterial diseases) or 16 cc. of 2% malt agar (for the fungal diseases) to give a final concentration of 50 parts per million of the compound under test. 2 cc. of

a streptomycin preparatlon containing. 100 units/cc. was, added to the malt agar to prevent bacterial contamination 7 f the fungal tests. 7 v

The agar preparations were dried'overnight" in petri dishes and inoculated the following morning with the bac- TABLE 6 Code, Code, Bacterial disease Table Table organism 7 Fungal disease organism 8 Aarobactert'um tumifaczens. B1 Nigrospora sphaerica F1 Corynehucterium miclii- B2 PIu topltthora eitr0phth0ra F2 anense.

T wiflia earotonora B4 Alternaria citri F3 Xanthamtmas org men--. B Diplodia natale'nsisuu F4 .Psendomonas syringae B6 Phomopsis ct'tri F5 Streptomyces scabies B7 Ceratonystz's paradoz'a F6 Pseudomonas mors- B8 oeosporz'um musaru F7 pm'rtorum. emct'lltum digittztum F8 Pseudomonas phaseolicola- B9 Phoma eziqua F9 Erwinia amulet/era B10 Botr tis tulipae F10 Botrodiplodia the0bromae- F11 usarium caeruleum F12 N0. of compound (Table I) Lettuce Tomato tity of an aqueous suspension of the compound under tes 1 so that the'culture contained 20 parts per millionof tht compound. The following compounds were found to com ..pletely. .control.:.the, algal growth, at this concentration:

Compound Nos. 24, 25, 28, 41, 42, 43, 44, 52, 54, 58 and 61.

EXAMPLE 22 This example illustrates; the herbicidal properties of the compounds of the present invention. The compounds were ball-milled in water containing a surface-active agent sold under the name of Lissapol and comprising a condensate of p-nonylphenol with seven to eight molar proportions of ethylene oxide. The ball-milled material was diluted with water to give a spray composition containing 0.1% of the surface-active agent, and sprayed on to young pot plants of the species listed in Table 9 below (Post-emergence per acre of active ingredient (Pre-emergence test). The results are given in Table 9 below.

TABLE 9 Pro-emergence Wheat Post-emergence Maize Lettuce Tomato Wheat HNNOWOOGBCQOOO oooceacococcc oeewoosaocoao onaooccoocoo mmwtomwuww cro coHMwebuwee e-N QONOOOOQOOOQ oocOocooooc 0 TABLE 7 Disease code (Table 6) B4 B5 B6 B7 Compound N 0.

(Table I) B8 B9 B10 TABLE 8 Comm No. (Table 1) F1 F2 F3 F4 Disease code (Table 6) e F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 P12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXAMPLE 21 the invention were tested as potential algal culture was treated with a quan-v Compounds of aglicides. A mixed where 0 represents less than 25% damage and 3 represents 75 to damage, the latter figure representing complete kill.

at the rate of 10 lb. per acre.

TABLE 1o 7 I Ere-emergence vLettuce Tomato Post-emergence 7 of compound Wheat TABLE 12- Cornpound No. 34 was sprayed onto a further group t a i R r a B u mo 60 m a 0 MP r P a C a K b s l mm t aw fin. ee ptf Amm 0 3 w yo ad Wb m n ah b a e .mT .m .m n e 6W d u w ma S w n a m ET 8 m m s n Cg e .m w t c am W m 0f.-

Post-emergence Oat 011 Bar TABLE II Pro-emergence Ka Ca Pea Application rate pounds] acre EXAMPLE 23 n I n I 591231789 224445555 0 5 4 4 25 4 155 n a m g 045 001 W 0 m 4 355 f. e h t 0 005 e 035 v c a a m .0 w n 04 5 m 155 m e w 5 T 025 555 .m d e S u 055 555 S n 0 1 t .m 055 555 V 0 r m a Q h J Nora ings;

t S mmmm n me 6 r M; .w. a m m a v dl o m n fl 3 :1 e .w n2. e Pd m w e m s m ma m w 3 nonmw BS116 (\O 1 n Pflb smoa Bk mT mime n .t 6.1 f o mfit .mm mw n w 1 o aflm wme m a S S 01166 C m mm m awum 0 5 n e o m u a Y mm mmme w aammm PsKcoBR TABLE 13 Percent mortality (adults) Percent mortality (larvae) Compound No. (Table I) 36 38 ntration of compound in my composltionz Pei-cent conoe n .m t n W n i e h 1 27 .m w.m mm 1 mm c ma 5 n m t e O m N .m m mm mp m o o c S m 1t mm b a The results in the foregoing Ta examples illustrate pesticidal composiemergence test, rice was resi 34' applied in' amou ,all of the other plant specie EXAMPLE 24 nts which were highly injurious to lustrates a concentrate comprisi s in the test.

nga

This exam 1 l tested-in a s1milar testat a p e i he results obtained are given Further compounds were rat of 5 lb. per acre, and t liquid preparation suitable for spraying purposes. 5 t

in Table 12.

25 The concentrate has the following compositions; I.

p Percent wt. Compound No. I of Table 1 25.0

Lubrol L (alkylphenol/ethy lene oxide condensate; Lubrol is atrademark) -2 2.5 Calcium dodecylbenzenesulphonate 2.5 Aromasol H (alkylbenzene solvent; Aromasol isa trademark) 70.0

{EXAMPLE 25 This example also illustrates a concentrate which is in the form of a miscible oil. The composition of this con- This example illustrates an atomisable fluid comprising a mixture consistingof 25% by weight of the compound No. 4 of Table 1 and 75% by'weight of xylene.

EXAMPLE 28 This example illustrates a dusting powder which may be applied directly to plants or other surfaces and comprises l% by weight of compound No. 5 of Table 1 and 99% by weight of talc.

EXAMPLE 29 25 parts by weight of compound No. 6 of Table 1, 65 parts by weight of xylene, and parts of an alkyl aryl polyether alcohol Triton X-100 ("Iriton is a trademark) were mixed. There was thus obtained an emulsion concentrate which can be mixed with water to produce an emulsion suitable for use in agricultural applications.

EXAMPLE 30 5 parts by weight of compound No. 7 of Table 1 were thoroughly mixed in a suitable mixer with 95 parts by weight of talc. There was thus obtained a dusting powder.

EXAMPLE 31 10 parts by weight of compound No. 1 of Table 1, 10 parts of an ethylene oxide-octylphenol condensate (Lissapol NX; Lissapol is a trademark) and 80 parts by weight of diacetone alcohol were thoroughly mixed. There was thus obtained a concentrate which, on mixing with water, gave an aqueous dispersion suitable for application as aspray in the control of insect pests.

EXAMPLE 32 This example illustrates a concentrated liquid formulation in the form of an emulsion. The ingredients listed below were mixed together in the stated proportions and the whole stirred until the constituents were dissolved.

26 Percent wt. Compound No.1 ofTable 1' 20 Lubrolf L (,Lubrol'isl.a trademark) 17 Calcium dodecylbenzenesulphonate l..., 3 Ethylene. dichloride 4s .FAromasol H (Aromasol is a trademark) EXAMPLE 33 The ingredients listed below were ground together in the proportions stated to produce a powdered mixture readily dispersible in liquids.

Percent wt.

Compound No. 1 of Table 1 50 Dispersol T 5 China clay 45 EXAMPLE 34 A composition in the form of grains readily dispersible in a liquid (for example water) was prepared by grinding together the first four of the ingredients listed below in the presence of water and then the sodium acetate was mixed in. The admixture was dried and passed through a British Standard mesh sieve, size 44-100 to obtain the desired size of grains.

Percent wt. Compound No. 2 of Table 1 50 Dispersol T 12.5

Goulac 5 Calcium dodecylbenzenesulphonate 12.5 Sodium acetate 20 EXAMPLE 35 A composition suitable for use as a seed dressing was prepared by mixing all three of the ingredients set out below in the proportions stated.

Percent wt. Compound No. 1 of Table 1 Mineral oil 2 China clay 18 100 EXAMPLE 36 A composition suitable for use as a seed dressing was prepared by mixing all three of the ingredients set out below In the proportions stated.

Percent wt. Compound No. 4 of Table 1 80 Mineral oil 2 China clay 18 100 EXAMPLE 37 A granular composition was prepared by dissolving the active ingredient in a solvent, spraying the solution obtained onto granules of pumice and allowing the solvent to evaporate.

Percent Wt.

Compound No. 2 of Table 1 5 Pumice granules proportions stated; r

7 EXAMPLE 38 N f An "aqueous dispersion? rare; mixing 'and'grinding' Compound N033 of Table 1 3 Calcium lignosulphonate 10 Water 5 v The followingcon'stitutes an explanation of the com: positions or substances represented By the various trade marks and trade names referred to in the foregoing examples.

Lubrol L'is a condensate of 1 mole of nonyl phenol with 13 molarprop'ortions of ethylene oxide. Aromasol H is a solvent mixture of alkylbenzenes.

Dispersol T is a mixture of sodium sulphate and a condensate of formaldehyde with the sodium salt of naphthalene sulphonic acid.

Lubrol APN is a condensate of 1 mole of nonyl phenol with 5 /2 moles of naphthalene oxide. Cellofas B 600 is a sodium carboxymethyl cellulose thickener. Lissapol NX is a condensate of 1 mole of nonyl phenol with 8 moles of ethylene oxide.

We claim: 1. A compound selected from compounds having the formula:

Y x Y l wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; X, Y, Z and W are halogen and X Y Z and W represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano, nitro, azido, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy containing up to 8 carbon atoms, benzyloxy, phenoxy, ethoxyethoxy, methylthio, phenylthio, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, methanesulphonyl, carboxyl, carboxylic acid,-methyl ester or carbamyl; provided that all but one of Y X Z and W are halogen; potassium and triethyl ammoniumsalts of such compounds and the N-oxides of such compounds.

wherein R 'repie'seatgiiyaiagefi br'rnetliyf; X,"

2. A"iconipound'havingvthe formulae: 1;

, Z and W represent chlorine or fluorine; X Y Z and W represent alkoxy of up to 58 carbon atoms, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, hydrogen, chlorine or fluorine, provided that at least three of X Y ,Z 'and W repreSe'IitchIOrine or fluorine, potassium and triethyl ammonium salts of such compounds and the N-oxides of such compounds.

3. A compound according to claim 1 having the form ula: y "i:,. I i

wherein one of W, W X;;X ,'Y,'Y Z and Z =represent a methoxy group and the remainder representqatom'siof fluorine or chlorine.

4. The compound according toiClaim 1: and having the formula:

Referen'ces'Citd 9: UNITEDLZSTATES 3,375,257 3/1968d1hieleet 1, 260-295 HENRY R. JILES, Primary Examiner, M. A. M. CROWDER,-AssistantExaminer J ULSQCL XQRQQ' f 260--294.8 R, 294.9, 295 296 15; 71 94; 280 

